Truxton bus crash update: No pupils hospitalized overnight

Truxon, NY -- The investigation continues into the Truxton school bus crash Tuesday that injured seven students and the driver, Cortland County sheriff's deputies said today.

Bus driver Gerald F. Hopkins, 74, rolled the school bus on its side about 3:40 p.m., injuring all seven students on board as well as himself, Sgt. Robert Derksen said. Three students were taken to University Hospital, but all were released last night, Douglas Larison, Homer Schools superintendent, said.

No tickets have been issued yet in the crash, Derksen said. The initial cause of the crash seems to be driver inattention, but the investigation is continuing, Derksen said. Hopkins told deputies he was looking into the mirror at the students on the bus when the crash occurred.

Most of the injuries appeared to be bumps and bruises, deputies said.

"The most serious injury was a laceration to the head," Derksen said.

One of the seven students returned to class today, Larison said. The rest stayed home and some will be going to their own doctors today, he said.